Karim Benzema stood out with a hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at the Camp Nou to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, progressing 4-1 on aggregate.
Vinicius Junior opened the scoring before Benzema sealed the game with 3 goals in the second half.
With the win, Madrid avoided losing four straight matches to Barcelona in the same season for the first time.
Madrid won 3-1 in the first “clasico” of the season in the Spanish league, but since then had lost 3-1 in the Spanish Super Cup final, 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa semifinal and 2-1 in the other league match.
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